Crist, officials tour gulf oil spill

Gov. Charlie Crist, AG Bill McCollum and CFO Alex Sink boarded an Air Force C-130 Tuesday morning to see the immensity of the oil spill and get a briefing from officials at the Unified Command Center in Mobile, Ala. Also on board: Sens. Durell Peaden, R-Crestview, Charlie Dean, R-Inverness, and Jimmy Patronis, R-Panama City.

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